Sauk
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sauk in British English:
UK [sɔ:k]
How to pronounce Sauk in American English:
US [sɔk]
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- Noun:
- a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
Word Origin
- Sauk (1)
- midwestern U.S. Indian tribe, 1722, alternative writing of Sac.
- Sauk (2)
- southern Coastal Salishan group of Native Americans, from a native Lushootseed name, probably folk-etymologized by influence of Sauk (1).
Example
- 1. Sauk co. , ltd. of henan province home .
- 2. A member of the siouan-speaking people formerly living in e wisconsin south of green bay ; ally of the menomini and enemy of the fox and sauk people .
- 3. By the time europeans arrived , the sioux , who originally had lived on the upper river , had withdrawn westward to give place to ojibwa , winnebago , fox , and sauk .
- 4. Groups living in the prairies and deciduous forests of the lower midwest , including bands of sauk , fox , iowa , illinois , and potawatomi , ceded their land with great reluctance and were moved west in small parties , usually under pressure from speculators , settlers , and the u.s. military .
- 5. Mary was also a descendent of the last great sauk and fox chief , black hawk , who was a famous warrior and athlete .